In November 2021, on the brink of a political crisis, the then called geringonça (an informal left-wing alliance) imploded due to divergences regarding laboral legislations and the following year's state budget.

PAN remained the only party in the parliament to abstain voting arguing that the country was not ready for another political and probably financial crisis in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This political move had no effect in the end voting results and the government was dissolved by then President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

[3] In terms of policy, the party has "campaigned to invest in the national health service but does believe that the private and public sectors can work together", supports free transportation to combat climate change and cutting Portugal's corporate income tax rate to 17 percent by 2026.

[18] Along with the political party LIVRE, PAN has "sparked conversations with proposals for unconditional basic income".